YOU WILL OBEY

YOU WILL OBEY

1992

8" x 10"
Reflection multiplex hologram
Silver halide on glass

You Will Obey. The title must be heard in rasping Dalek tones, and the image certainly conjures up a 1960s British world of Dr Who, juxtaposed with fabulous Op-Art visuals from light shows of that period. The Time Machine, which Mitton created to animate the work, is a beautifully engineered bit of brass work with a simple mechanism that rocks the plate back and forth, eliminating the need for the viewer to do the Holo Shuffle, and epitomising Steam Punk before the concept had been invented.